Following up on an earlier question I posted, I thought I would ask this one:
Throught the league's history, players come in with enormous hype and promise. Some of them live up to it in grand fashion (a couple of Canadian kids named Gretzky and Lemieux, and of course I'm referring to Brent and Alain!), and some join the masses of "What ever happened to...". Who were those players that fell off the map because of their questionable work habits? In other words, who was the biggest dog in league history?
2007-09-01 10:27:19 · 15 answers · asked by Snoop 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Players with promise who never lived up to them
- Alexandre Daigle
- Patrik Stefan
- Jason Bonsignore
- Daniel Cleary (When he was 16, he was the talk of the country as a unanaimous #1)
Players who were good but could have been so much better
- Sergei Samsonov
- Vladimir Krutov
- Nikolai Zherdev
- Radek Dvorak
- Jiri Dopita
- Alexei Yashin
(I'm not picking on a geographic area, but c'mon - how many hockey pools have been lost by these guys!)
2007-09-02 05:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't speak to training habits and discipline. However, in terms of game play, I'd have to go with Alex Kovalev as the laziest guy I've ever seen.
I have never seen such a huge talent do so little in the regular season. His story is not like a Daigle, who's hype was much greater than his overestimated skills.
Kovalev can flat out dominate, but for some reason can't bring himself to compete. I'd even put him ahead of Yashin, because of his greater skill. I don't know if many people realize that Kovalev is easily one of the top 5 'pure skill' guys in the world.
Yet for some reason, this fact has never been parlayed in terms of statistics. I just find that astounding.
2007-09-01 16:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by zapcity29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malone, Denneny, and Ratelle are all in the Hockey Hall of Fame. That isn't a sign of being underrated. One name I'd throw out is one that shows up on TV regularly. Ray Sheppard was never one of the big names in the NHL nor was he a big star. But a steady player who toiled in anonymity producing more than his share of points.
2016-05-18 23:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by mira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daigle was my first thought before I read the other responses above. Ottawa squandered the chance to obtain a number of better players in their first draft, and ended up with this dud. All hype,and little more.
2007-09-01 10:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by john m 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking Alexander Daigle. First one that comes to mind as "All hyped up and no place to go". Next was maybe Joe Murphy?
2007-09-01 10:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by cme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Daigle
Lots of hype, but nothing.
I am tempted to say Eric Lindros, but Lindros turned out to be an above average player. But not a franchise player like he was hyped.
2007-09-01 10:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Daigle
2007-09-01 10:50:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean someone talented who never lived up to the hype. Alexandre Daigle comes to mind right away.
2007-09-01 11:12:51 · answer #8 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mark Eaton, Worst defender i've seen in YEARS, yet coaches consistently put him out on the ice.
2007-09-01 14:59:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theo Flurry. Was a quality players. Then showed up to camp over weight. Haven't heard of him since.
2007-09-01 15:07:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋